A Russian-born lawyer has claimed that her attractiveness has hindered her ability to achieve good looking results via a law career. The lawyer, Irina Kova, says that being beautiful has meant she has not been taken seriously, even though she has taken steps to downgrade her appearance (sorry brunettes and spectacle wearers) by dying her
The battle for the newly qualified lawyers in London continues with US-based Shearman & Sterling lifting its salaries by 14 per cent to £120,000. The hot competition for NQs in London has been driven by the major US law firms, but increasingly the Magic Circle firms have had to lift their offerings to compete, the
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Freshfields’ announcement to significantly push up its associate pay is a major and dramatic move by the giant law firm. The announcement from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was the highest real term pay rise by any large City firm for a decade and takes the rate for a newly qualified lawyer from £85,000 to £100,000. The
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Getting that first role/foot in the door is really what you need to focus on and it’s amazing what opportunities those roles can create. Sarah Thorner Crossley Working for entertainment company Fremantle, handling shows like The X Factor, has provided kiwi lawyer Sarah Thorner Crossley with some key commercial law experience, as well as supplying
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CMS Cameron McKenna have produced a report on gender pay gap reporting on some of the key trends and practices, including – The move towards pay transparency Ways in which organisations can reduce their gender pay gap How to frame the gender pay gap report See the video link here
Among the current employers on the LawFuel Jobs Network – LawFuel will submit your question about legal roles to top recruiters on our panel. Submit your question via the form below. Overseas Opportunities Q: Can you please tell me what overseas job opportunities are looking best currently for a lawyer with 2-3 years PQE?
LawFuel says – A busy place, Simpson Grierson, although it can also be somewhere that has occasionally struggled to ensure staff are receiving all the attention they need. Recently upbraided publicly for ‘removing’ wine glasses from a social event via Photoshop, demonstrating the lengths the firm is going to to put its best foot forward.
LawFuel says – Following the 2018 Annus horribilis Russell McVeagh has had the spotlight shined upon it and needed to overhaul its culture to remove the stigma of its sexual harassment scandals. However it remains firmly entrenched as one of the country’s pre-eminent law firms, demanding the most of its lawyers and generally compensating them generously.
LawFuel says – Like all the large law firms, MinterEllisonRuddWatts creates a work hard environment, although there are reports of a culture that remains open to improvement. Although the NZ firm has stars like LawFuel’s former Lawyer of the Year Stacey Shortall, the firm continues to demonstrate a strong move towards technology innovation. MinterEllisonRuddWatts says
LawFuel says – Meredith Connell has long changed since its days as Crown Solicitor, which it retains, but which has seen strong growth in its work as a commercial law firm. Graduates report favourably on the culture and work quality the firm produces with generally generous pay scales and benefits. Meredith Connell says – Summer
